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The last two years have seen an increase in malware which takes control of, and holds hostage an infected machine, locking the user out until a payment of some form can be extorted. This threat type is also known as ‘ransomware’. Various tactics have been used by the malware writers in an attempt to intimidate […]

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When I was at school (many, many years ago.) a teacher once told me that if someone copies you, it’s a sign of flattery. Well, right now there are numerous “companies” copying us, but we are far from flattered.For some time now, rogue security programs have been trying their hardest to look just like Microsoft […]

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Cybercriminals are always looking for new ways to infect systems – ideally without being noticed until it’s too late. The sky is the limit for their creativity, as the latest wave of malicious boot loaders shows. The kit has been pioneered by Brazilian Trojan bankers who aim to remove security software. This non-traditional infection only […]

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